The US-China trade war is entering a worrying new phase: a legal arms race
US President Donald Trump’s landmark visit to China comes as the US-Iran war disrupts global energy supplies, fuels economic uncertainty and adds fresh strain...
CIA chief makes rare Cuba visit as island runs out of oil
Published: 6:00am, 15 May 2026Updated: 7:08am, 15 May 2026 CIA Director John Ratcliffe met with Cuban officials in Havana on Thursday, the communist government...
What Brics lacks in unity, it makes up for in flexibility
In recent years, the Brics grouping has attracted attention as it adds members and positions itself as the voice of the Global South. At...
China restores US beef trade amid Trump-Xi summit, alarming Brazilian exporters
Brazil’s government expressed concern over China’s renewal of US beef import licences, warning the move could reshape competition in the country’s largest meat export...
US tourist arrested for allegedly throwing rock at endangered Hawaiian monk seal
Published: 3:57am, 15 May 2026Updated: 7:01am, 15 May 2026 A tourist from Washington state is facing federal charges after a witness recorded what prosecutors...
US Border Patrol chief resigns, in latest Trump team shake-up
The head of US Border Patrol, the agency tasked with securing the nation’s frontiers and increasingly tapped by the Trump administration for immigration operations...
Xi-Trump summit day 1: everything you need to know from the meeting in Beijing
Advertisement 2026 Xi-Trump summit ChinaDiplomacy From an elaborate welcome parade to what the two leaders discussed, here is everything you need to know from...
Indian tycoon Gautam Adani agrees to pay US$6 million to settle SEC fraud case
US authorities are moving to resolve the fraud charges against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, according to people familiar with the matter, and end a...
Trump says Xi offered help on Iran as China seeks to keep Hormuz open
US President Donald Trump said Chinese President Xi Jinping offered to help broker an end to the Iran conflict and ensure freedom of navigation...